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4: Bond dazed on the floor during the bar fight. Looks completely fake and SCREAMS the fact that this film is from the 80's.
3: Talisa Soto's acting.
2: I don't really mind the ninjas on their own, to be honest. Bond had to be stopped from shooting Sanchez somehow. It's the fact that they're part of Hong Kong narcotics that bugs the hell out of me. What kind of narcotics agency hires NINJAS?
1: Felix being happy at the end. The only thing that outright bothers me about LTK. I really had to stretch it for this list.
4) The bar brawl - The fight is bad enough but why are we here in the first place? Why would Felix want to meet Pam in some seedy bar late at night? Surely a safer place could have been arranged?
3) The ninjas - Really? Plus they stop Bond from shooting Sanchez and ending the movie.
2) Q showing up and helping Bond - I love Q but come on. He is too out of place here.
1) The happy ending - The fact that Bond gets his job back right away without any consequences whatsoever is ridiculous. Felix is as chipper as ever and the fish gives us a knowing wink, letting us know that the joke is on us. Bond should have rode off into the sunset with Pam and started a new life with her. In hindsight it would have been a more fitting ending to Dalton's tenure.
#2 The brawl at the Bimini Bar. Just seemed unnecessary
#3 David Hedison's return as Leiter. Even Priscilla Barnes seemed to irritate
#4 Patti LaBelle's closing theme tune
#5 Caroline Bliss given a few seconds on screen as Moneypenny. Was it even worth including her ?
4. Bond's hair.
3. The title song
2. Felix Leiter awful acting at the end.
1. The stupid and out of place winking fish...
5. winking fish (of all movies to try to fit this in ...!)
4. Bond and Pam in the bar fight (just looked awkward and not right)
3. Della's being raped (at least we didn't see that part) and murdered
2. Felix being cheerful in the hospital at the end (so wrong)
1. the high level of sadism in this film but, yeah, especially Sanchez beating Lupe (it made me feel sick)
LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
LIST 17-50: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 worst moment in LTK.[size]
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<font color=green size=6> <b>The 5 best moments in LTK.</b></font>
4 - The little nod to Tracy.
3 - A farewell to arms.
2 - Water-skiing behind the plane.
1 - The entire climactic truck sequence.
As for Licence To Kill, the truck chase, a rather different take on the PTS, the maiming of Fleix, whipping of Lupe, murder of Della are other moments are my pick for the best or at least my favourite. I liked this more violent film.
2. Felix is shark bait
3. Della offers Bond her garter and he respectfully declines. She throws it to him anyway. I love the look Dalton gives in this scene. One of immense sadness. This is highlighted a short time later when he discovers Della's body, which brings back the pain of his own loss.
4. Q. Field Agent Extrodinaire! The gag when he tosses aside the sweeping brush/walkie talkie with such nonchalance despite his years of chastising 007 for treating his gadgets with contempt.
5. The tanker truck sequence. Arguably the best climax to any Bond film. Brilliant stunt work. Absolutely exhilarating.
2. Bond feeding the maggots
3. Bond being reminded of Tracy
4. Bond leaving MI6 the hard way
5. The entire truck chase
2. PTS.
3. You earned it, you keep it. Old buddy!
4. Reference to Tracy.
5. Planning the Casino Assassination.
4. "If it wasn't for Q branch you'll be death long ago" Q as a hell of a field agent
3. Everytime Bond gives some advice to Sanchez, specially the "there must be two traitors as no one is stupid enough to take you alone"
2. The nod to Tracy
1. A farewell to arms scene
I've just remember another worst moment: the laser camera that makes an X-ray from the picture of the Presidente!
4) The attempted assassination of Sanchez - Pretty awesome seeing Bond at work, setting things up. Then... ninjas happen :-/
3) He's got a plane to catch - The moment when he grabs on to the plane while water-skiing is exhilarating.
2) He disagreed with something that ate him - What a great job by Dalton here. Some may feel he's too theatrical but I find that he hits all the right notes in this scene.
1) Killing Sanchez (finally) - What I love most about this scene is when we see a bloodied and broken Bond stumbling out of the wreckage. We now understand everything that he has sacrificed to carry out his revenge. Too bad they didn't end the movie here.
I'm having trouble deciding between the rest because there are so many to choose from. There's the plane water skiing, almost any of the dialogue between Bond and Sanchez, the assassination bit, the Q scenes, the Tracy reference, Felix getting fed to the shark, the entire PTS, Bond taking down M's guards and going rogue, etc.
1) Pam as Bond girl (excellent in every way)
2) Killing Sanchez, the entire sequence - just fantastic, the highlight of the movie
3) Q as field agent (Q is a gem)
4) The nod to Tracy
5) The water-skiing behind the plane
By the way, if we do the 5 worst for OHMSS, I (in the minority on this forum it seems) can come up with plenty, more than 5.
10: Bond's momentary breakdown after the death of Sanchez. He didn't think he would survive his revenge mission and it shows. Brilliant acting from Tim.
9: Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez. Magnificent actor, magnificent performance, and one of the best villains in the series' history.
8: The waterski stunt with the plane.
7: Bond unravels Sanchez's organization from the inside, starting with Krest. I love Yojimbo and its' influence here is much welcomed.
6: Bond looks down at the shark pit after Kilifer has been ripped apart by the sharks. No quip, no line, just an emotionless stare. That is the most Flemingesque moment in the entire series.
5: Bond discovers Della and Felix. The acting on Tim's part is just so perfect, when he crawls across the floor to get the phone, knocking it off the table when he answers it, is absolutely heartbreaking. Props go to the cinematographer as well, for that great tracking shot as Bond enters the house.
4: Benicio del Toro as Dario, a fantastic start to a legendary career. I can only imagine people in 1989, seeing this in the theaters, knowing he would go places.
3: Once again, Timothy Dalton's performance as a whole. As I said before, this is my favourite portrayal of James Bond in any film ever.
2: The ending with Bond and Pam in the pool. "So why don't you ask me?" Aside from the winking fish - which doesn't bother me as much now anyway - this was a perfect ending and my favourite in the entire series.
1: The tanker chase. Not only is this the best action sequence in the entire series, it's possibly the best in any film, ever.
Honourable Mentions:
The return of David Hedison as Felix. My favourite Felix and it gives his attack an emotional impact.
"More of a problem eliminator." Dalton and Davi play off of eachother so damn well, especially in this scene.
WAYNE. FREAKING. NEWTON.
"No, Della... I'd better be going." Of all the references to Tracy, this is the best by far.
You too like the Joe Butcher character? I thought I was the only one... It's good to have some fun with some campy characters once in a while!
I appreciate comic relief in serious films when it's well-done and not overly used. Newton had a great character with Prof. Joe, and he only appears in less than five minutes of the film. Plus it was appropriate with the television evangelist scandals that happened around then. Ties the already realistic (by Bond standards) LTK even more into reality.
#2 The Sanchez / Dario/ Bond / Bouvier sequence at the cocaine grinder. "What about the stingers ?". One of my favorite moments of the entire film
#3 The interrogation in Isthmus with Sanchez, when Bond offers his services. "I'm more of a problem eliminator". Great little sequence
#4 The torching of Sanchez at the very end. "Don't you want to know why ?"
#5 Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez. One of the last remaining truly nasty and believable main adversaries of the James Bond series
4. Bond waterskiing off the plane
3. Darker tone overall
2. Robert Davi
1. Timothy Dalton
They're assets to a good film but not moments as such. Same goes for another agent who listed Carey Lowell as a "moment". I think I got around this obstacle on the previous list when I listed "any scene with Wayne Newton in it" as one of the worst moments. Even that was cheating since there were, unfortunately, several moments with Professor Joe.
I've taken these lists more as "the 5 best/worst things about [insert film here]" rather than specifically just moments. However, most of my picks in all my lists are individual scenes rather than overall performances.
LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds
LIST 8: The 6 best moments of Bond in London
LIST 9: The 007 best uses of the Bond Theme
LIST 10: The 5 worst faces made by the Bonds
LIST 11: Your top 10 PTS
LIST 12: The 6 best scenes in OHMSS
LIST 13: David Arnold's 6 finest moments in the Bonds
LIST 14: The five nicest folks who ever played a part in a Bond film.
LIST 15: Ranking the Glen directed Bonds.
LIST 16: Rank the Blofelds (including NSNA and FYEO)
LIST 17-51: The 5 worst moments in DN - The 5 best moment in LTK.[size]
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<font color=green size=6> <b>The 5 worst moments in GE.</b></font>
5 - Boris freezing up.
4 - Funny geography outside the PTS dam.
3 - The end credits. You know why. ;-)
2 - I never liked that whole 'chitchat' line.
1 - The Muffy scene. Irrelevant, not funny, not good.
5. Xenia and Killing with her thighs. She's hammy at most, but when she guns down the Bunker staff, she's very menacing.
4. Boris's death.
3. Wade suddenly showing up with Marines. (Bond handled it on his own, too late Wade.)
2. Xenia and Chuck's "intimate" scene.
1. Muffy.